You could say that Michael Porter (aka Libraryman) is a fan of Netflix. In his recent “Netflix Takes Libraries to School” series of blog posts, Porter explores the Netflix service model and the reasons why libraries should, but for various reasons do not, copy its finer points.

In order to be accessible to the broadest possible audience, website developers strive to adhere to guidelines established by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). But trouble is brewing, as a growing number of prominent web developers are revolting against the W3C and recent developments within that organization.